4G networks launched in Oslo, Norway and Stockholm, Sweden.

The much awited 4G networks is launched in Oslo, Norway and Stockholm, Sweden.The speed of a 4G connection can be as much as 100 megabits a second, and 4G LTE has broad acceptance from the industry. 

Earlier this year, Hermann Hauser, an industry expert on broadband, told TG Daily that: "There's no doubt that the next generation standard will be LTE."

He suggested that WiMAX, a standard for metropolitan broadband strongly backed by chip giant Intel, will cede victory to LTE. At the same conference, a senior executive from Texas Instruments said that chipsets for LTE are already shipping and in the next three years the technology, broadly accepted by the telcos, will be deployed in volume.

Some regions of the world, such as India, are still waiting for decent deployment of 3g network.

BSNL WiMAX 4G KERALA: Widened to Trichur , Malappuram, Palaghat, Alleppey, Pathanamthitta, Kottayam,Kollam

BSNL WIMAX COVERAGE

BSNL has widened its WiMax wireless internet services in Kerala. The WiMax service will be now available at 348 base stations in the urban areas of Kerala Circle which includes Trichur , Malappuram, Palaghat, Alleppey, Pathanamthitta, Kottayam and Kollam districts.

Earlier this service was available at Ernakulam, Thiruvananthapuram , Calicut , Kannur , Kasargod, and Wayanad Districts .

Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, known as the WiMax for short, is an approved Broadband Wireless Access [BWA] technology in India. BSNL is the only operator who has the licensed spectrum to operate the same currently in the country.

This technology is a4G technology which offers speed upto 32 Mbps and is different from the current wireless technologies like EDGE, EVDO etc. The data transfer occurs via wireless modem which can be placed interior/exterior or via usb dongle.

WiMAX Supporting Devices

WiMAX Supporting Devices

Many devices are now creating with bult in Wimax technology for the comlete
utilisation of WiMAX technology.Some of the major Branded Laptops avilable with bulit in Technology is introducing here..

1. Samsung N310 Netbook

2. Lenovo intros WiMAX ThinkPad Laptops

3. Asus M50Vm-A1WM WiMAX Notebook

4. Asus F8Va-C2WM, N50Vn and M50Vm WiMAX Notebook

5. Toshiba Satellite U405-ST550W WiMAX Notebook

6. Acer Aspire 4930-6862 and 6930-6771 WiMAX/XOHM notebooks etc

WiMAX Equipments-Antenna-USB-CPE

BSNL WiMAX Customer Premises Equipments [CPE]

There are 3 types of Customer Premises Equipment, viz USB dongle for mobility, indoor type CPE and Outdoor CPE for fixed wireless broadband connectivity. Customers can avail any type of CPE depending on the requirement.

 All the CPEs can be taken anywhere in the coverage area even though the USB dongle is the most convenient for mobility. The indoor CPE and outdoor CPEs are better for areas with poorer signal strength, the outdoor CPE being the best as it has an antenna which can be placed in the outdoor and connected to the CPE with a 10m cable.

There are laptops available in the market from various vendors with inbuilt WiMax CPE. In such cases, the services alone can be taken from BSNL.

The List Of Built In Wimax Laptops